“…Among these regulated PAHs, benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), classified as Group 1 (carcinogenic to humans), is the most investigated compound due to its proved carcinogenic activity (Alomirah et al., 2010; Moret, Purcaro, & Conte, 2005). However, the EFSA found that BaP is not a sufficient indicator for PAH occurrence in food and suggested that the sum of benzo[a]anthracene (BaA), chrysene (Chr), benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbF), and BaP (PAH4), as well as the sum of BaA, Chr, BbF, BaP, benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkF), benzo[g,h,i]perylene (BghiP), dibenz[a,h]anthracene (DahA), and indeno[1,2,3‐cd]pyrene (IcdP) (PAH8), is the most suitable criterion (Alomirah et al., 2011; Li, Wu, Wang, & Akoh, 2016; Purcaro et al., 2013; Rozentale et al., 2015). Consequently, the EU reported that the maximum levels (MLs) for BaP and PAH4 in smoked meat products were 2 and 12 μg/kg, respectively (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 835/2011).…”